Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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Stevie Nicks – In Your Dreams (2011)

Stevie Nicks is, I’ve always thought, one of those ingredients that only tastes completely right in concert with other things. Those things being the rest of Fleetwood Mac in general — and, more specifically, Lindsey Buckingham. You May Also Like: Stevie Nicks untangles the history of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Silver Springs’:Read More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Neal Morse, "Crossing Over" (2011)

Former Spock’s Beard frontman Neal Morse confronts the triumphs and pain of his tenure and ultimate departure in 2002 from the band on Testimony 2. The forthcoming album, to be issued on May 24 by Radiant/Metal Blade, isn’t simply an epic sequel You May Also Like: Neal Morse Did ItRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: The Headhunters, "Tracie" (2011)

The Headhunters have completed an ambitious new jazz release — one that continues to push the edges of fusion, incorporating hip hop and funk You May Also Like: How Bennie Maupin Left Mwandishi Behind on ‘The Jewel in the Lotus’ Rob Dixon Trio, with Charlie Hunter and Mike Clark –Read More

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One Track Mind: Walt Weiskopf, “Love for Sale” (2011)

Saxophonist Walt Weiskopf’s first-ever in-concert recording Walt Weiskopf Quartet: Live, issued earlier in the month on Colorado-based Capri Records, is special in another personal way. You May Also Like: Walt Weiskopf European Quartet – ‘Diamonds and Other Jewels’ (2022) Walt Weiskopf – The Way You Say It (2016) Walt WeiskopfRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Buddy Guy, "First Time I Met The Blues" (2011)

Buddy Guy is a finger-licking wonder on the forthcoming 2-CD Chicago Blues: A Living History; The (R)evolution Continues, an old-blues-meets-new-blues set scheduled for a release on June 7 by Megaforce/RED. You May Also Like: James Cotton, Shemekia Copeland, Gary Clark Jr. + others – Muddy Waters 100 (2015) How MuddyRead More

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Bobby Whitlock on "Layla," "Beware of Darkness," "Thorn in the Garden": Gimme Five